MEA CULPA - Minor modification of the concept.

[Pyros]

Gentlemen,

Yesterday I started the preliminary tests on the various campaign mechanism/techniques and soon I discovered that the "step evolution method" can't be adopted without the risk of abusing the spirit of the game.
There is not actual "fixed" way to assign additional core force units after scenario 1; this may only be achieved by providing the purchasing points to the player in order to buy the requested material.

Since we wish to make a campaign for the 1st CAV DIV and not for a imaginary open core force containing flame tanks etc... we should take actions.

This is why I tried yesterday to modify the concept as following:

The core force will be fully given from scenario 1
This should include all the choices we have made by voting and should have the size of a reinforced(slightly modified) US CAV coy.
The Airlift for the CAV coy would be assigned to each scenario as AUX/FIX reinforcement; this mean that you decide if you wish to use it (or not) in any particular mission; this also gives you more options when designing scenarios.

The "step evolution" will be renamed to "multiple choice support assets".

The technique of choosing some elements of the fighting force will continue to be present as an overall campaign tool but it will function in a different way.
The player at the end of each ToO will play the 1-turn mission in order to choose the composition of the AUX support assets that he will have under his command for the following several missions of the next ToO.

For example the player may choose to have for a specific ToO, either

Group A
1. Battery of 105 mm 4x
2. Battery of 155 mm 2x
3. mix Hvy Battery
4. Airstrike element 2x

or

Group B
1. AirCav Spt 6x
2. Air Strike elements 6x
3. Battery of 105 mm 2x

Whether the player choose the group A or group B means that the player will have in all primary missions of all chapters of that specific ToO these units as support element for his operations.
For the secondary missions he may have available a smaller part of these aux support forces.
In early ToOs (smaller battles), the groups will contain less support units (for example only a couple of 105mm batteries) but in more advanced ToOs these groups may contain several units (like the above example; also infantry units).
The quantity multiple choices could be up to 3 choices and the groups should contain units that will dictate unique combat doctrines (indirect artillery barrage or direct air assault - air strikes/ helis attacks).

Keeping in mind the results of the Poll, I suggest that the core force will include the following units (scope to match 3x Air Cav platoons):

1. 3x AirCAv Platoon(M)
2. 6x Patrol
3. 6x Mg section
4. 3x Snipers
5. (2-3)x Pioneer (bunker-busting unit)
6. 3x Forward Obs
7. (3-6)x AirCav Spt (3x UH-1B gunship)- ( organic element of one AirCav Platoon is 8 gunship, so for 3x AirCav platoon we may use up to 24 gunships; although some of them may be used as AUX for gameplay reasons )
8. (3-9)x Scout Helo sec (2x OH-13)- the number of scout helos for 3 Cav platoons can go up to 24 Scout helos, but for gameplay reasons we may use less as core force.
9. 3x AirCav Lift (5x UH-10 Huey); as Aux/Fix units we may use these for the trasportation of the "Aero Rifle Platoon (Doughboys)".
10. Light mortar ? (under discussion - do you want some as organic?)
11. 1x Hvy Helos section as AUX/Fix for transportation.

cheers,
Pyros

p.s I am terribly sorry for the inconvenience, but this is a hybrid campaign .